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Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
‘Star Trek: Picard’ is set 400 years in the future, but, like most science fiction, it deals with issues in the here and now. The show’s third and final season provides a lens on cybersecurity.
Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.
Robots are already carrying out tasks in clinics, classrooms and warehouses. Designing robots that are more receptive to human needs could help make them more useful in many contexts.
Sarah Leupen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
All mammals who get nutrients from their parent via a placenta before birth are left with a belly button. It’s a visual reminder of this original connection.
Manil Suri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.
Bernard Lohr, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
De los insectos a los pájaros, pasando por los murciélagos y las ranas, estos pequeños parlanchines han encontrado ingeniosas formas de transmitir sus mensajes a gran volumen.
Communal meals to break fast can mean lots of single-use plastics. A switch to environmentally friendly principles is in line with Islamic principles through the ages.
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The new National Cybersecurity Strategy reiterates the government’s focus on resilient infrastructure and taking the offensive against hackers. But it also brings a fresh approach to the private sector.
Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.
Chengpeng Chen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Les succès pharmaceutiques obtenus en laboratoire ne se traduisent pas forcément chez l'humain. Des modèles de recherche qui imitent mieux le corps humain pourraient combler cette lacune.
Amy Froide, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In the Charitable Corporation Scandal, a group of politically connected directors leveraged the company’s altruistic image to attract investors – before raiding the funds to prop up other ventures.
An expert on international education explains the forces behind the drop in students from China and the jump in students from India studying in the US.
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.